Category: Architecture

No publisher date (circa mid-late 1900's). A very nice copy. Unpaginated. The Campbell–Whittlesey House, also known as the Benjamin Campbell House, in Rochester, New York is an historic Greek Revival home, designed by architect Minard Lafever. It was built in 1836, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 18, 1971. Campbell was a flour miller,[2] as were many of Rochester's first residents. The home featured parlors painted in a dozen different... View more info

No publisher date. 1968 Stapled Binding. 12 pp. This booklet contains two addresses delivered within this Church at significant moments in its history. The first address was given in 1884 by the Rev. T. Borden on the Church's fiftieth anniversary. The second address, by Reverend Ellsworth C. Reamon, was presented August 18, 1968 at the rededication of the church as a cobblestone landmark and museum. View more info

Publisher:
Friends of the Nassau County Historical Museum Bulletin: 1968

Seller ID: 2267195

Condition: Near Fine

Wrappers very faintly toned. 1968 Stapled Binding. 16 pp. Contents include Cooper House, Blacksmith Shop, Thimble Shop, Historic Barns and Farms, How to Heat an Oven, Gifts in 1967, and more. The Old Bethpage Village Restoration is a 209-acre (0.85 km2) recreated living museum village in Old Bethpage, New York.[1] The village opened in 1970 with dozens of historic structures that had been saved from demolition by Nassau County.[2] Costumed actors provide demonstrations o... View more info

Spine faintly toned. 1967 Stapled Binding. 24 pp. Healy House Museum was the Leadville, Colorado home built in 1878 by mining engineer and city father August R. Meyer for his bride, Emma. It was purchased in 1888 by Daniel Healy (1857-1912), who operated a boarding house with his cousin Nellie Healy. An immigrant from Ireland, Healy served Leadville as a mail carrier and later assistant postmaster. He subsequently started several successful businesses and represented Lea... View more info

No publisher date. Unpaginated. Fold-out. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum holds the records of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945). Located on the grounds of Springwood, the Roosevelt family estate in Hyde Park, New York, the library was built under the President's personal direction in 1939-1940, and dedicated on June 30, 1941. It is the first presidential library in the United States and one of the ... View more info

No publisher date, half-inch tear along top edge of front wrapper near spine. Unpaginated. Reprinted from American Heritage, Volume 5, Number 3. Wheatland, or the James Buchanan House, is a brick, Federal style house outside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster Township, Lancaster County. It was formerly owned by the 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan. The house was constructed in 1828 by William Jenkins, a local lawyer. It was sold to William M. Mer... View more info

First thus. 1985 Large Hardcover. 288 pp. An architectural tour of Tuscany, profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, as well as reproductions of historical illustrations. View more info

Includes publisher's slipcase, Sandglass Number I:22 laid in. Spine slightly faded, owner bookplate on front endpaper, edge of slipcase along opening a bit toned. 1957 Hard Cover. xx, [2], 348 pp. 8vo. Introduction by Francis Henry Taylor, photographs by Samuel Chamberlain. A record not of a literal journey but of a meditative journey across time and space into the medieval imagination. Using the architecture, sculpture, and stained glass of the two locales as a starting... View more info

A very nice copy. 2004 Large Softcover. 121 pp. Tourists have braved small country roads to find them. Avid admirers view them as a form of artistry from earlier times that must be preserved. To many Americans, covered bridges are symbols of a quieter, simpler way of life and a link to the not-so-distant past. These practical and charming extensions are also monuments to the builders who designed and constructed them. A world authority on covered bridges, Richard Sanders... View more info

Light stain to wrappers, light water damage to pages. 1909 Soft Cover. 60 pp. Includes illustrations. The uses and advantages of American Art Marble.KEYWORDS: AMERICAN ART MARBLE AMERICANA HOUSE HOME ARCHITECTURE View more info

Former library copy, usual marks. Small surface tear on front picture plate. 1928 Large Hardcover. 384, 192 pp. Two catalogs of specifications for available greenhouse designs, with information about existing clients that provides an interesting glimpse into the nursery business in the early part of the twentieth century. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, a few colorized photos, and architectural diagrams. Our research suggests these two catalogs originally w... View more info

Near Fine. 1967 Soft Cover. 74 pp. The Hermitage is a historical plantation and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville. The plantation was owned by Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, from 1804 until his death at the Hermitage in 1845. Jackson only lived at the property occasionally until he retired from public life in 1837. Enslaved men, women, and children, numbering nine at the p... View more info

About 20 loose pages, the paper of which seems quite fragile, hinges weak, boards rubbed. 1895 Half-Leather. A list of every book available in the Columbia University Architectural Library from the year 1895. View more info

No jacket. 1994 Large Hardcover. 228 pp. 9 1/4 x 7 3/4. Space is an organization's second most valuable asset. Yet little attention is paid to how it supports the new ways in which today's organizations operate---teamwork, flattened hierarchies, telecommuting, collaborating across functions. Workplace by Design shows CEOs and managers alike how to put aside and rethink conventional, awkward notions of space utilization based on hierarchy and status--notions that pit peop... View more info

Lacks jacket. Boards toned. 1938 Large Hardcover. 112 pp. A thorough and engaging look into the history and development of architecture during the Renaissance. Covers the early Renaissance, the Palladian Period, and The Georgian Period in great detail. View more info

Signed without inscription by the author, photographer, designer, project manager, and philanthropist Betty Strasenburgh on the title page. Jacket edges a bit rubbed. 2010 Large Hardcover. We have more books available by this author!. 203, [1] pp. The Eastman Theatre: Fulfilling George Eastman's Dream provides a stunning celebration of the history and renovation of the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York. The book is richly illustrated with period imagery as well as b... View more info

Lightly rubbed. Eight architectural renderings by Moses Brooks of historic buildings in Old Niagara, reproduced on greetings cards, each with envelope, in original publisher's sleeve with black stamped titles. View more info

Near Fine. 1965 Stapled Binding. Unpaginated. Van Cortlandt Manor is a house and property located near the confluence of the Croton and Hudson Rivers in the village of Croton-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York, United States. The stone and brick manor house is now a museum and is a National Historic Landmark. By Royal Charter, Van Cortlandt Manor was originally a 86,000-acre (35,000 ha) tract granted as a Patent to Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 1697 by King William I... View more info

Second printing. Signed and inscribed by author: For Charles H. Burkman by way of John Martin with all good wishes from Frank Case. No jacket, stain along top edge of both boards, spine lightly toned, address label on front paste-down endpaper. 1940 Hard Cover. 326 pp. Illustrated by O. Soglow. A memoir by Frank Case. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Frank Case was an American hotelier and author. He owned and managed the Algonquin Hotel during the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table a... View more info

First edition. Ink name on front endpaper. 1995 Large Hardcover. ix, 197 pp. Presents a wide range of drawings from rough freehand idea sketches to fully rendered presentation drawings, and including both exteriors and interiors, bird's eye views, close-ups of details, and landscapes by the likes of Helmut Jahn, Yi Gang Pen, Peter Eisenman, and other eminent architects. Includes discussion of each expert's approach, and of techniques for using the technical, fine line fe... View more info

Wrappers lightly toned and rubbed, spine creased and curling at lower half. 1931 Trade Paperback. 192 pp. Includes 184 heliogravures. French text. A beautifully photographed and illustrated architectural tour of the French city of Rouen. View more info

Tipped in photographic frontispiece loose but included. Edges faded, boards rubbed with several splits to spine cloth, with some old tape repairs to the head and foot by a previous owner, endpapers lightly foxed. Binding holding strongly, interior pages clean and unmarked. 1916 Large Hardcover. xl, 436 pp. Folio. A survey of twenty-five magnificent French chateaux, featuring a map showing their locations, reproductions of architectural drawings, and photographs showing h... View more info

A very nice copy. 2003 Large Hardcover. 352 pp. The sheer beauty of the elegant, lonely lighthouses along our shores - and their unspoiled, scenic natural settings - has captivated our collective imagination. More than simply picturesque, the lighthouse has become an enduring symbol of salvation, fortitude, and heroic folklore. The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses is a panoramic, lavishly illustrated history of these legendary buildings and celebrates the rich heritage of ou... View more info